The Assertive
Community Treatment Teams provide intensive
support and comprehensive treatment to
individuals diagnosed with severe and
persistent mental illness, through flexible
and mobile community-based services. There
are two teams associated with FCMHS:

Partnerships
with family members and significant
others - education and support of family
members

Commitment
to remain involved and supportive of the
client for as long as the need exists

Purpose:
to improve the client's quality of life

What We Offer

The programs are
called Assertive Community Treatment Teams
(ACTT) and are modeled after the Programs
for Assertive Community Treatment (PACT
model) which originated in Madison,
Wisconsin founded by Dr. Leonard Stein and
Marianne Test. The Team recognizes client
strengths and assists in maximizing
independence. Once identified, the client
needs are met with care and dignity, in an
proactive manner. Services to each
individual vary in type and intensity and
have no predetermined end point.

As part of a
comprehensive community based agency,
clients have ready access to FCMHS
services which may meet their goals. Staff
liaise closely with other community
resources and professionals in the field
and assist clients in their use of these
services.

The
ACTT teams acknowledge that treatment may
be a life long process. The team utilizes
a pro-active approach to enable clients
and family members to meet their support
needs and reach full potential.

ACTT
team members are available to provide
education and support as needed. Team
members encourage family involvement in
treatment planning or linking with
self-help organizations and other support
services where applicable.

Multi-Disciplinary
Team

The membership of
ACT Teams consists of representatives of
most if not all of the following
disciplines: Nursing, Social Work, CDS
(Concurrent Disorders Specialist),
Vocational Therapy, Recreational Therapy,
Occupational Therapy , Behavioural
Therapy, Psychiatry and Peer Support.

How to Apply for
Services

For further
information or to access the ACTT Program
contact the Intake/Crisis Team at (613)
544-1356.

The criteria
for people using the service is as below:

Resident of
Frontenac County

16 years of age or
older

Individuals
diagnosed with severe
and persistent mental illness that
seriously impairs their ability to
function in
community living.

Priority is given
to people with schizophrenia, bipolar
mood disorder and other psychotic
disorders.

Individuals
with
significant functional impairments as
demonstrated by at least one of the
following conditions:

inability to
consistently perform the range of
practical daily living tasks
required for basic adult
functioning in the community (ie.
recognizing dangers/hazards
to self, others and property)

inability to
be consistently employed at a
self-sustaining level or inability
to consistently carry out self
care and care of others (ie. meal
prep., budgeting)

inability to
maintain a safe living situation (ie.
repeated evictions or loss of
housing)

Individuals
with one
or more of the following indicators of
continuous high service needs:

mental
illness with a high use of acute
psychiatric hospitals or
psychiatric emergency services (ie.
two or more admissions per year)

severe major
symptoms (ie. psychotic, suicidal)

coexisting
substance use disorder

high risk or
a recent history of criminal
justice involvement (ie. arrest
and incarceration)

inability to
meet basic needs

inability to
benefit from traditional office
based service

Individuals
whose
quality of life would be improved by
receiving ACT services